Prescriptions for the anti-parasite medication ivermectin doubled in the months following an endorsement by a celebrity during a high-profile podcast as an off-label cancer treatment, a UCLA-led study finds. The endorsement came…
Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that can scrutinize electronic health records (EHR) and electrocardiograms to identify individuals in the general population at elevated risk for sudden cardiac arrest — a…
Frequent exposure to real-world firearm violence through media is associated with worse mental health outcomes, according to Rutgers researchers. Their study, published in BMC Public Health, found that frequent exposure to firearm-related…
A personalized vaccine to treat glioblastoma, a fast-growing and incurable brain cancer that affects four in 100,000 people in the U.S., is safe and elicits robust and broad immune responses that appears…
Scientists at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute have the first direct evidence from human studies that brain-controlled hearing technology can help people single out a voice in a crowd. These early findings suggest…
MUSC researchers are tackling MASH, or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, a liver disease affecting hundreds of millions worldwide. It is also a leading cause of liver transplantation, yet treatment options remain limited. A…
For adults over 60, cannabis use is increasing faster than in any other demographic. But science has yet to keep up with why older adults are using cannabis products, which products they…
When danger lurks, instinct keeps us safe. It compels us to run from a burning building or wrestle a knife-wielding attacker to the ground. It also adjusts our body physiology to support…
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) are among the most promising new treatments for HIV, offering the potential to forego traditional daily dose of antiretroviral drugs. In one recent clinical study of bNAbs identified…
A fluid that women with advanced ovarian cancer know all too well — ascites, the buildup of liquid in the belly — may be doing more than causing discomfort. A federally funded…
